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ClimateTech hub

Zurich layoffs, tracked in full.

Zurich has seen 168 job cuts across 4 tracked rounds since January 2020 — roughly 0.0% of all layoffs in our global dataset. The last 12 months alone saw 0 layoffs.

Last updated
City snapshot
168
people laid off since Jan 2020
Companies tracked
4
active + historical
Rounds
4
total events
Top industry
ClimateTech
63% of cuts
Global city rank
#137
by total headcount
Total since 2020
All time
168
Across 4 roundsRank #137
Last 12 months
Recent
0
↓ 100% YoY
Companies tracked
Breadth
4
across 2 industriesClimateTech leads
Global city rank
vs cities
#137
0.0% of global totalof 200 cities
By industry · Zurich· Since 2020

Which industries cut deepest.

ClimateTech
1 ROUNDS
63% of Zurich cuts
106
PEOPLE
Fintech
2 ROUNDS
37%
62
PEOPLE
Top companies · Zurich

Where the cuts landed.

Top companies
#01
Climeworks
CLIMATETECH · 1 ROUNDS
106
#02
Numbrs
FINTECH · 1 ROUNDS
62
#03
Acronis
CYBERSECURITY · 1 ROUNDS
—
#04
Comparis
FINTECH · 1 ROUNDS
—
Recent events · Zurich· Latest

The latest Zurich layoffs.

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Severity
Event
Location · When
Headcount
Source
High
C
Climeworks
Climeworks Layoffs — 2025-05-21
Zurich ·
106
bloomberg.com ↗
Low
A
Acronis
Acronis Layoffs — 2023-10-11
Zurich ·
—
acronis.com ↗
High
C
Comparis
Comparis Layoffs — 2023-03-02
Zurich ·
—
nzz.ch ↗
Severe
N
Numbrs
Numbrs Layoffs — 2020-05-07
Zurich ·
62
financefwd.com ↗
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